Herewith some Full Spectrum Dominance Tech force. Managed to do these in a day. Still need to do bases. Thinking doing 35mm hex bases same as Battletech given the base flexibility in the Full Spectrum Dominance rules. Do like the rear end of the flying Drone.
Some pictures of my first FSD wargame which is why I wanted a Tech force of my own.
The Weald
Another forest game perhaps worth trying is The
Weald
The Weald is a 28mm Skirmish Wargame inspired by
the folk horror genre.
The Weald is a once lively forest that has been
plagued with a horrific disease, transforming plants, animals, and entire
landscapes into a foul plague known as the Gnarl. The Gnarl seek to overtake
the Weald, as they destroy small townships with ease. Nobles and Leaders have
long since run out of guards, and have taken to hiring Wardens to defend their
towns from the Gnarl threat.
Players create Warbands of Models that battle
through Scenarios on the tabletop. Choose between the Warden and Gnarl factions
in this easy-to-learn all-in-one rulebook. Extensive Warband creation and
freedom coupled with a simple, narrative-driven skirmish wargaming ruleset is
what The Weald stands for.
Rules are available free here: https://28-mag.com/games/
Supplement for The Weald: The Rites of Summer. This is a small narrative campaign containing several scenarios for players of The Weald to use, or to provide inspiration for creating their own scenarios and campaigns:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RJG5IE1p4Tyh_bmChZUnjrsl86jmiiti/view
https://ko-fi.com/post/The-Rites-of-Summer-S6S05OWX6
See: https://www.beastsofwar.com/news/grimdark-games-the-weald-lobsterpot/
See: https://ko-fi.com/post/Welcome-to-the-Weald-W7W55O8MK
Some inspiration here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhyZMV7JZrA&ab_channel=PabloElMarques
His cursed trees are also worth seeing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p8sxE3abws&ab_channel=PabloElMarques
The skies over the Verrotwood
have turned a sickly grey. The hopes of men have withered as fast as the crops.
Desperate for salvation the people have begun to turn to the long forgotten and
unspeakable things that rest in slumber somewhere deep in the forest.
Pagan cults clash in the name
of their gods. They do awful things to gain their favor, in the hope that they
can awaken their gods.
Verrotwood is a grimdark
fantasy miniatures agnostic skirmish game. The game's core rules are designed
to be simple to pick up and play. It uses a ten sided dice pool system that
helps to speed up play by removing the need for math at the table.
A simple but versatile cult
customization system allows you to pick from a large list of unique rituals to
cast upon your enemies. As you play through the competitive campaigns, your
cult will gain power and grow stronger with an easy to follow leveling system.
In-between games your cult will explore all of the horrifying things that the
Verrotwood have to offer in a random event system.
Good blog of ideas here:
https://gardensofhecate.com/blog/miniature/verrotwood-part-one
See this interview with the
author evidently it all started with a well and a wailing girl… https://www.beastsofwar.com/featured/what-is-verrotwood-interview-designer-michael-crutchett/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHIas_1XZlk&t=132s
What I like about the rules is that there are no good guys. The feel and aesthetic is very pleasing and reminds one of a Black metal band in a forest.
There is thus a fair amount of musical inspiration one could listen to whilst playing and painting suitable miniatures. Listen to for instance Behemoth covering the Cure with the song A Forest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYZdaYobCSU
Indeed, a cult based on the band Immortal could be awesome... demon war paint and spikey clubs - what more do you want...
Similarly going with a metal theme one could use Zombicide Iron Maiden Eddies as the basis of a cult. With Fear of the Dark being the summoned miniature.
The rules and author also encourage kitbashing and scratch-building miniatures for the game which can add a whole new level of excitement, especially given the low miniature count - a cult being four miniatures and then potentially a few options for what they might summon. I also like the idea of each cult having a totem and one can be creative here as well. A must of course is loads of trees - time to get digging up roots see my trees here:
https://frictionbmcminiatures.blogspot.com/2020/04/golgothas-model-trees.html
I do think a cult made up of Wendigo would be
ideal. A number of suitable miniatures are available including 3d prints.
The Wendigo was gaunt to the point of
emaciation, its desiccated skin pulled tightly over its bones. With its bones
pushing out against its skin, its complexion the ash-gray of death, and its
eyes pushed back deep into their sockets, the Wendigo looked like a gaunt
skeleton recently disinterred from the grave. What lips it had were tattered
and bloody ... Unclean and suffering from suppuration of the flesh, the Wendigo
gave off a strange and eerie odor of decay and decomposition, of death and
corruption.
Free paper buildings here including Falklands War http://cardmodelsbytony.weebly.com/
Herewith is a great source of shield ideas for your knights. These are high-resolution well-detailed images so one could even print them as the actual shields for one's miniatures. 183 shields to choose from ideal for in particular Baron's war but many of these also be perfect for 100 Years War too.
See also The Destroy Carthage store on Etsy for transfers/decals for shields - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/DestroyCarthage?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1193882544
ZULU have been busy tweaking the rules and playtesting additional scenarios. They have also been working on developing a website and merchandise.
Here is the cap they have done for the playtesters and counters/markers are also in the pipeline.
See: https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=141029.0
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